From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Without warning, the passenger jumped from the aircraft in an apparent publicity stunt. Concealed chute failed.
As the FAA filed it
WITHOUT WARNING, THE PASSENGER JUMPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN AN APPARENT PUBLICITY STUNT. CONCEALED CHUTE FAILED.
Other reports on N4616C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.